How much compensation for a delayed Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Gatwick?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 416
- Landed on time
- 65.7%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 4a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 4 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does Saudi Arabian Airlines get delayed a lot at Gatwick?
0.9% of Saudi Arabian Airlines' 416 flights a year at Gatwick land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 4 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
March 2026, when Saudi Arabian Airlines flights at Gatwick ran an average of 55.1 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Saudi Arabian Airlines at Gatwick
In the last 12 months, Saudi Arabian Airlines operated 416 flights at Gatwick, and 0.9% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 65.7% ran on time against 60.2% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 23.1 to 19.9 minutes.
| Saudi Arabian Airlines at Gatwick, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Gatwick | 416 | was 535 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 65.7% | ▲ was 60.2% |
| Average delay | 19.9 min | ▼ was 23.1 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.9% | - |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 4 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Saudi Arabian Airlines at Gatwick, month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 55.1 minutes.
Route by route
Saudi Arabian Airlines' busiest routes at Gatwick
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | 306 | 4,714 km | 23.4 min | 1.0% | £520each |
| Neom Bay | 110 | 3,926 km | 10.3 min | 0.9% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Gatwick is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Saudi Arabian Airlines from other airports
Other airlines at Gatwick
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.